Labour force participation in Guyana
The ILO estimates that 55.0% of people aged 15 and over in Guyana were in the labour force in 2025.
Guyana, 2025
55.0%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Position in 2025
138th of 181
Labour force participation in Guyana over time
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% of working-age population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Guyana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55.0% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 55.1% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 54.7% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 54.0% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 51.2% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 50.7% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 52.1% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 55.8% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 55.6% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 55.7% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 55.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 55.8%, the figure has changed by −0.8 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Guyana has the 138th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Guyana
All statistics for Guyana
Women's labour force participation
47.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
48.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
12.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
24.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
12.2%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
31.1%
2025 · World Bank